Sports headlines for Thursday September 9, 1971:
- Ashe Eliminates Orantes To Gain U.S. Open Semis
Scores through round 1 of the 1971 Southern Open
Tournament held at Green Island Country Club (Columbus, GA) from September 9, 1971 to September 12, 1971 (Par 70)
| Rank | Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | To Par | Total | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Miller | 65 | -5 | 65 | $20,000 | |||
| 2 | Homero Blancas | 67 | -3 | 67 | $1,200 | |||
| 2 | Cesar Sanudo | 67 | -3 | 67 | $633 | |||
| 2 | Mike Reasor | 67 | -3 | 67 | $190 | |||
| 5 | Frank Beard | 68 | -2 | 68 | $4,100 | |||
| 5 | Gay Brewer | 68 | -2 | 68 | $3,250 | |||
| 5 | Pete Brown | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,500 | |||
| 5 | Jack Ewing | 68 | -2 | 68 | $2,500 | |||
| 5 | Fred Marti | 68 | -2 | 68 | $1,550 | |||
| 5 | Rafe Botts | 68 | -2 | 68 | $390 | |||
| 5 | Wayne Vollmer | 68 | -2 | 68 | $190 | |||
| 12 | Hugh Royer | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,550 | |||
| 12 | Lou Graham | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,200 | |||
| 12 | Harry Toscano | 69 | -1 | 69 | $1,200 | |||
| 12 | George Archer | 69 | -1 | 69 | $862 | |||
| 12 | Gibby Gilbert | 69 | -1 | 69 | $633 | |||
| 12 | Dan Sikes | 69 | -1 | 69 | $425 | |||
| 12 | David Lee | 69 | -1 | 69 | $190 | |||
| 12 | Ken Ellsworth | 69 | -1 | 69 | $190 | |||
| 12 | Steve Oppermann | 69 | -1 | 69 | $190 | |||
| 21 | Bert Yancey | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,875 | |||
| 21 | Labron Harris | 70 | Even | 70 | $1,200 | |||
| 21 | Don Bies | 70 | Even | 70 | $862 | |||
| 21 | Bert Greene | 70 | Even | 70 | $862 | |||
| 21 | Mason Rudolph | 70 | Even | 70 | $633 | |||
| 21 | Martin Roesink | 70 | Even | 70 | $633 | |||
| 21 | Ted Hayes | 70 | Even | 70 | $633 | |||
| 21 | Bob Stanton | 70 | Even | 70 | $390 | |||
| 21 | Randy Petri | 70 | Even | 70 | $190 | |||
| 21 | Bob Shaw | 70 | Even | 70 | $190 | |||
| 21 | Paul Barkhouse | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Paul Moran | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 21 | Marty Fleckman | 70 | Even | 70 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Bobby Mitchell | 71 | +1 | 71 | $7,100 | |||
| 34 | Jim Colbert | 71 | +1 | 71 | $3,250 | |||
| 34 | Rolf Deming | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,875 | |||
| 34 | Ron Cerrudo | 71 | +1 | 71 | $1,200 | |||
| 34 | Johnny Pott | 71 | +1 | 71 | $862 | |||
| 34 | Grier Jones | 71 | +1 | 71 | $633 | |||
| 34 | John Lotz | 71 | +1 | 71 | $633 | |||
| 34 | Rod Curl | 71 | +1 | 71 | $390 | |||
| 34 | Ralph Johnston | 71 | +1 | 71 | $216 | |||
| 34 | Jacky Cupit | 71 | +1 | 71 | $216 | |||
| 34 | Chuck Courtney | 71 | +1 | 71 | $216 | |||
| 34 | Larry Wood | 71 | +1 | 71 | $216 | |||
| 34 | Dick Rhyan | 71 | +1 | 71 | $190 | |||
| 34 | Terry Wilcox | 71 | +1 | 71 | $190 | |||
| 34 | Bob Wynn | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Roy Pace | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Les Peterson | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Steve Eichstaedt | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Steve Bogan | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Jim Marshall | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Al Geiberger | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 34 | Jim Ferriell | 71 | +1 | 71 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Tommy Aaron | 72 | +2 | 72 | $4,700 | |||
| 56 | Wilf Honenuik | 72 | +2 | 72 | $633 | |||
| 56 | Hal Underwood | 72 | +2 | 72 | $390 | |||
| 56 | Jim Wiechers | 72 | +2 | 72 | $390 | |||
| 56 | Phil Rodgers | 72 | +2 | 72 | $390 | |||
| 56 | Chris Blocker | 72 | +2 | 72 | $216 | |||
| 56 | Jim Jamieson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $190 | |||
| 56 | Rik Massengale | 72 | +2 | 72 | $190 | |||
| 56 | Bob Stone | 72 | +2 | 72 | $190 | |||
| 56 | Tim Sweborg | 72 | +2 | 72 | $190 | |||
| 56 | Jim Dent | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 56 | Herb Hooper | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 56 | George Johnson | 72 | +2 | 72 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Deane Beman | 73 | +3 | 73 | $11,400 | |||
| 69 | Larry Ziegler | 73 | +3 | 73 | $3,250 | |||
| 69 | John Schroeder | 73 | +3 | 73 | $2,500 | |||
| 69 | Mac McLendon | 73 | +3 | 73 | $1,875 | |||
| 69 | Wayne Yates | 73 | +3 | 73 | $633 | |||
| 69 | John Lister | 73 | +3 | 73 | $633 | |||
| 69 | Chi Chi Rodriguez | 73 | +3 | 73 | $390 | |||
| 69 | Steve Reid | 73 | +3 | 73 | $216 | |||
| 69 | Dean Refram | 73 | +3 | 73 | $190 | |||
| 69 | Gardner Dickinson | 73 | +3 | 73 | $190 | |||
| 69 | Ken Still | 73 | +3 | 73 | $190 | |||
| 69 | Chuck Montalbano | 73 | +3 | 73 | $190 | |||
| 69 | Jimmy Lynch | 73 | +3 | 73 | $190 | |||
| 69 | Babe Hiskey | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Jimmy Picard | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Gordon Jones | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Jack Harden | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Bob Smith | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Tom Shaw | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Hubert Green | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Ralph Baker | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | R.H. Sikes | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Emory Lee | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 69 | Richard Crawford | 73 | +3 | 73 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Rick Rhoads | 74 | +4 | 74 | $633 | |||
| 93 | Davis Love | 74 | +4 | 74 | $390 | |||
| 93 | Larry Hinson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Dewitt Weaver | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Sherman Finger | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Ross Randall | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Dwight Nevil | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | George Knudson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Bob Lewis | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Bob Erickson | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Byron Comstock | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | George Hixon | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 93 | Phil Gibbs | 74 | +4 | 74 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Bob Murphy | 75 | +5 | 75 | $1,875 | |||
| 106 | Dick Lotz | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Mike Hill | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Gene Ferrell | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Billy Maxwell | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Bunky Henry | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Jim Jewell | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Ronnie Reif | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Earl Fennell | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Dennis Tiziani | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 106 | Jesse Whittenton | 75 | +5 | 75 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Hale Irwin | 76 | +6 | 76 | $190 | |||
| 117 | Charles Sifford | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Bob Bourne | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Jerry Mowids | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Don Iverson | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Steve Spray | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 117 | Joe Porter | 76 | +6 | 76 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Don Headings | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Tom Sanderson | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 124 | John Schlee | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Lionel Hebert | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Bob Barbarossa | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Bill Hall | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 124 | Bob Payne | 77 | +7 | 77 | $0 | |||
| 131 | Bill Garrett | 78 | +8 | 78 | $0 | |||
| 132 | Linden Meade | 81 | +11 | 81 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Larry Mowry | 82 | +12 | 82 | $0 | |||
| 133 | Vic Loustalot | 82 | +12 | 82 | $0 |